Zorlu Adanir

Zorlu Adanir (1823-1881) was an ethnic Turkish anarchist activist. Adanir was born in Van, Kars Region Ottoman Empire to a Sunni Muslim family, and he was opposed to the Russian Empire's conquest of the region from Turkey. Adanir supported anarcho-liberalism due to his opposition to the autocratic government of Russia, and he helped in recruiting activists for the anarcho-liberal cause. Adanir died of cholera in 1881.